Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece

Greece: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 120,909 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
120,909 number
World rank
58th
of 87 countries
All-time high
558,903 number
in 1981
All-time low
120,909 number
in 2018
Years of data
8
1981–2018

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece, 1981–2018

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k1981199920181981: 558.9k number1991: 452.1k number2001: 276.3k number2005: 448.7k number2007: 395.2k number2009: 388.4k number2011: 165.0k number2018: 120.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece stood at 120,909 number. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 69.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece peaked at 558,903 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 120,909 number, in 2018.

Greece ranks 58th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) in Greece, 1981 to 2018.
Year number Change
1981 558,903 number
1991 452,104 number -19.1%
2001 276,269 number -38.9%
2005 448,678 number +62.4%
2007 395,166 number -11.9%
2009 388,440 number -1.7%
2011 164,966 number -57.5%
2018 120,909 number -26.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 558,903 number 558,903 number 558,903 number 1
1990s 452,104 number 452,104 number 452,104 number 1
2000s 377,138 number 276,269 number 448,678 number 4
2010s 142,938 number 120,909 number 164,966 number 2

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 55 Portugal 233,247 number compare
  2. 56 Argentina 162,623 number compare
  3. 57 Paraguay 156,402 number compare
  4. 59 Singapore 97,918 number compare
  5. 60 Oman 81,852 number compare
  6. 61 Panama 78,385 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece?
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece was 120,909 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 558,903 number in 1981.
What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 120,909 number in 2018.
How does Greece rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Greece ranks 58th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,268 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.